Proulx, E. Annie (1935–)

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Proulx, E. Annie (1935–)

American novelist. Pronunciation: Proulx rhymes with true. Born Edna Annie Proulx, 1935, in Norwich, CT; University of Vermont, BA, 1969; Sir George Williams (now Concordia) University, MA, 1973.

Began career as a journalist; started writing fiction in her 50s, with Heart Songs and Other Stories (1988) and Postcards (1992); won the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award for The Shipping News (1993); also wrote Accordion Crimes (1996), Close Range (1999) and That Old Ace in the Hole (2002).

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